Cover for toilet tanks



Sept. 22, 1953 E. PusTE COVER FOR TOILET TANKS Filed Feb. 26, 1951 JNVENTOR.

m www 7W Patented Sept. 22,1 1953 UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE 2,652,875 COVER Fon TOILET TANKS Elizabeth ruste, Detroit, Mich. ApplicationFehruary 26, 1951, Serial No. 212,712 1 Claim. (o1. 15o- 52) This invention relates to an absorbent and ornamental fabric toilet tank cover.

It is the object of this invention to provide in multiple colors as desired `a rectangularly shaped fabric material which is adapted for positioning over the front and s1de wall portions of a toilet tank and with the lower portions adapted for positioning upon the under side of said toilet tank.

Heretofore the conventional toilet tank has a tendency to sweat and puddles of water often accumulate on the floor causing damage thereto. It is therefore a further object of this invention to provide an ornamental cover which will be absorbent and which will prevent this dripping of water from the tank.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specication and claim in conjunction with the appended drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet tank with its depending drain pipe fragmentarily shown and with the present fabric tank cover positioned upon said tank and secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the fabric toilet tank cover before positioning upon the tank.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4--4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

t will be understood that the above drawings illustrate merely a preferred embodiment of the invention and that other embodiments are contemplated within Athe scope of the claim hereafter set out.

Referring to the drawing a conventional toilet tank II is shown in Fig. 1 having a plunger handle I 5 and a downwardly depending drain pipe I2. The present toilet tank cover consists of a preferably assorted fabric of any desired color generally indicated at I3 and having a circular opening I4 in its upper portion adapted to receive the plunger handle I5 in the manner illustrated in Fig. l.

A tape I Il in loop form and of less diameter than opening I is secured to the boundaries thereof whereby the said opening may be temporarily expanded to facilitate the insertion of handle I5 therethroug The fabric cover I3 has a central portion II adapted for positioning over the outer front wall of tank I I and with the opposite side portions I6 of said fabric folded rearwardly to bear against the side walls of tank II as shown in Fig. 1.

The central end side wall tank covering por tions Il and I6 of said cover are foldable at their lower ends to extend throughout a portion of and against the bottom wall of tank I I, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1 at points I8.

Upon the rear surface of the side wall covering portions I6 and the rear edges of the bottom wall covering portions I8 at their outer edges are secured the two strips of material I9 which are positioned, bemg anchored at points 26.

The free ends 22 of tapes 2I are adapted for tying together as at 23 around the rear wall of tank II and adjacent thereto. The bottom wall covering portion I 8 of said fabric has a preferably central notch 23 bounded by the elastic tape 24 to cooperatively receive and extend around the upper portion of drain pipe I2.

A pair of tape extensions 25 project outwardly from the secured portions 26 of tape 2I adjacent the opposite corners of the fabric which bounds the notch 23', and the tapes 25 are adapted for tying together as at 2l around the rear por-tion of drain pipe I2.

By the above construction there is provided a pleasant appearing toilet tank cover which snugly within portions of said fabric may be suitably gathered with respect to tapes 2l so as to properly conform to and t the shape and curvature of the tank.

Having described my invention, reference should now be had to the claim which follows for determining the scope thereof.

I claim:

A cover for a toilet tank having a plunger handle projecting from its front wall and having a drain pipe consisting of an absorbent fabric of aa' sages between said strips and said fabric, a pair said opening to permit introduction of said of tapes respectively positioned loosely through handle therethrough. said passages and secured at their inner ends to ELIZABETH PUSTE. the inner ends of said passages, the opposite ends of said tapes projecting from said passages and 5 Refelellcs Cited in the file 0f this Patent adapted for tying together behind and adjacent UNITED STATES PATENTS the rear yvall of said tanlr, the bottom wall cover- Number Name Date ing portion of said fabric having a notch at its l 999,263 Ruth Aug. l, 1911 rear edge to cooperatively receive said drain pipe. 1,581,953 Jackson Apr' 20J 1926 the Said. inner ends Of Said tapes projecting Out- 10 1,610326 Schleich et a1 Dec. 14, 1925 warclly from the opposite outer corners of said 1,533,988 Jones June 28J 1927 fabric bounding said notch adapted for tying to- 1,669,516 Johnson May 15I 1923 gether behind said drain pipe. said central por- 1,753,347 Bebin May 13, 1930 tion having a. circular opening adjacent its upper 2,212,390 l Conklin Aug. 20, 1940 end to cooperatively receive the tank plunger 15 2,336,950 Moss Dec. 14, 1943 handle, and an elastic loop of less diameter than 2,351,882 Schwartzman June 20, 1944 the diameter of said opening secured to the fabric Y 2,445,850 Gibson July 27, 1948 boundary of said opening to permit expansion of 2,527,418 Harrington Oct. 24, 1950 

